Black cocktail dress, influenced by the 1950s.

Description

This dress was made for my as level textiles project last year, i had to design and make a cocktail dress based on the trends of the 1950s. It entails a high slash neck and a full skirt at the waist with a wide lace trim.
A fascinator is also shown with the dress which i made as an accessory.

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